Daily Current Affairs 5 February 2021 is the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims and mains. We are trying our best to create daily national and international Current Affairs articles from various newspapers, journals, magazines, TV etc.
‘Aatmanirbharta’ chosen Oxford Hindi Word of Year 2020
‘Aatmanirbharta’, implying self-reliance, has been chosen by Oxford Languages, which publishes the Oxford English dictionary, as its Hindi Word of Year 2020 as it “validated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemic”. Read More
Scientist Bhavya Lal appointed Acting Chief of Staff of NASA
The Indian-American scientist, Bhavya Lal who oversaw NASA’s transition under President Joe Biden’s administration, has been appointed as the Acting Chief of Staff of the U.S. space agency. Read More
The Colombo port setback for India
After strong opposition from trade unions across the country, Sri Lanka has unilaterally pulled out of a 2019 agreement with India and Japan for developing the strategic East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Colombo Port. Read More
The ‘Walking While Trans’ ban, recently repealed in New York
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill repealing a controversial law known as the “Walking While Trans” ban, which has been widely criticised for disproportionately discriminating against transgender people of colour. Read More
The South African Covid variant
Ever since scientists started tracking the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, it has become a cause for concern that the virus has developed multiple variants that began emerging in the fall of 2020. Read More
Budget greenlights Maha’s Metro Neo project in Nashik
The country was provided much-needed clarity over the government’s plan to revive an ailing Indian economy when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Union Budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Read More
Groundhog Day 2021
Groundhog Day is observed in the United States and Canada on 2 February each year. The groundhog (Marmota monax) is also known as a woodchuck. Read More
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Jayanti
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, the legendary vocalist, is being rerembered on his birth anniversary on 4th February. Read More
Aero-India 2021 gets off to a flying start
The Inaugural ceremony for Aero India 2021, Asia’s largest Aerospace and Defence Exhibition is being held at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru between February 03-05, 2021. Read More
US extends New START Nuclear Arms Control Treaty with Russia for five years
United States has extended the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for five years. Read More
